New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-08
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Porty.tvo persons were picked out OF the water ana
' Fac revcnnc marine steamers Rush and Bear have
been actively ENGAGED in enforcing me lave wnch pio
hihit the killing Of mr. seals in ire Territory OF Aasks
ami tho waters thereof excerpt, under the s1pervson OF
! HE Government. at the Islands OF IT. raul ana s@
| George. A., 49,. ,,., ou,;,oa
dur ~ the summer between OunaasSa AMI the frii"v
Islands anl ssilel seven Americin arr hVe n''S'
os-els. having IN board 800 sealskih'; a., Don alan
Captain ". A. Iealy. iii command "i ihe rear h.Sn
s.zel two American AMI one British vas.e Ia TIE iatcr
part OF the season, having on Do"Ii - % 'c'Shn
Ing seal life proceeded far north ~ Point Bcicher ~
the A;cc Ocean At Fort Clarence new was ir 49,
OF the probable survival o one or more OF those on bo
/. the whaling bark Napoleon |n.n sle was MI.cs'L IL,
fortv.rvc miles west OF Cape Navarin found u. Vim
cent the Survivor ~ eighteen VII" landed on he zee
fro, tho lost vessel II IL highly aayis ihe that moi
crate sln lie used in purchasing suitable articles ~ he
sent the revenue cutter WISHING tosc waters -
Il reward 10 natives who, IN condition very near
stsrvati1n, sheltered ami fci Vincent and his unoru-
Al - Michaels. Tiirl Lieutenant G: d. Kennedy. OF
tlr Icar ncting nS deputy Unitci states Mar@hal:
arrested the nnrl.rtr Of Bsh"p 9cs9c. n nev,i,n
the prisoner 10 the uSi at unasSa Tor InSatt,tinn
to Si'ka destitute miner were taken on BOARD tic
Bear auI givcu pnssage t. 0nnalaSka
the officers am vessels of ms ,cryicr 10 c hGeaNms
SERVER. The distance crtnsed whle performing ms
duty aggregated 1868 inl'rS ,
tho year IsS7 were about SSHo.~o
THIS service requires the Immediate replacement of
considerable of TIA vessels with nc~ ones uiy
alsptrd 10 the requirements al the WORK !" u" per
fnr,nsd In this way alone proper efficiency be
secured and real economy In expenditures hc brought
The revenue marine steamer HcCullorh. on the
Charleston station. ~ practically worn out ana Sh"""
bo ,sposrl q al "A constructed.
The extent Of the sounds of Hor;h 'ar"lin win
numerous bays and vcrs and ani inrrras
iug commerce greatly in need protection afforded
hy this service. Il guarded by the revenue marine
SKINNER stevens. longer ~ Tor regular any new
vessel should he provided for TN" station rs soon as pos
Tho revenue enters doing barber boarding duty in
prportion adequate 10 the duties they called
upon perform than the cruising vessels: Not only
these vessels hceu greatly dc:ctinr"d hv age bat
in ori usl csien they barely meet The requirements ~
cnnincrc" that. since their construction has increased
greatly in volume; and which y III" Garnet on III
vessels Of remarkable size ana speed
The following revenue marine steamers doing hrrbor
duty, the IIamin. at f"st"n the Nnshist3i NJ Sew.
YORK the Tcuc, Coke. at Philadelphia; the FcnroSe 81
Galveston aud the Hartley. ~ san irnC ,co should al
he dispose Of. AMI their place" hl!ci VIE new vessels
eua to the proper Performance ct the duties required
the Recommendations mslc in Tits tcpoi, for new
vessels. = estimated. would re- liir S|FtnuN, anu
what mcht lee realized from the sale 90 e Oh Nc7-cle
when replaced.
IIFr-sAvI' sFrviCf
TIC pas. year has In many respects notable orc
in the history Of the IicsaNiuE Service The winter
unusually AMI the number az marine di--
as,crs exceeded that ~ any year pr'i"' Many of the
vessels involved or IL" larger class. ' uclna'd
several passenger steam ships, and more persons and
greater values were therefore inperilcl Ent ahoagh
tie rlros OF weather made the operations ~ the c
SAVING crews peculiarly ii icui aud AalarloHs. set m
nearly every instance thcy were ciL"utly successful.
and resulted In the saving ~ greater number o lives
AMI larger amount ot property than IN any iorincr
ycir
Tho Satisfies OF operations within tie scope Of The
service ale ioloH.;
The number 81 disaster 20 d"cuu"utci Nc,-H- Wa
~, The number Of persons on board was G.S29. 81
whom az were saved aud - lost Inc Value 90 the
,rnarty involved c.It tel 40 ,ps..sDn. OF which
! - so 0as save! and ~ $50 Lost The uu'ulrr
~ vessels totally lost vas -. Bcslcs the foregoing
there vcr 80 DISASTER. To- smaller craft l'Aihot. row
boats Gle which were 81 rrr.op.. 81 - h"l
wrrr sayc ana lost The value - property involved
IN tho latter disasters VS. .6.SSo. "i which ~H29l
was saved and s..J!5 lost &c following !, tc
gate: